Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern was 87.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe, 2000–2026
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2026, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe peaked at 87.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 72.6% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 79.2% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.4% | 87.2% | 7 |
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More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe?
- Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern in Zimbabwe was 87.2% in 2026, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern?
- Zimbabwe ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2026.
- Is women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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